Posted by Damos on February 24, 2005, at 16:16:49
In reply to Re: How many hours ? » Damos, posted by alexandra_k on February 23, 2005, at 23:25:35
> Hmm. What sort of work do you do? Rollie Wheels on the mouse can increase productivity immensely in most anything, I am sure.
Hmmm, what sort of work do I do? Now there's a good question. Just give me half a mo while I run upstairs and get someone from Public Affairs to craft an appropriately corporate answer :-)
No seriously, do you want the appearance or the reality? To all intents and appearances and according to my job title I am a Project Lead. Which basically means I manage the odd project or three. I actually work in the Program Office looking after methodology and project manager education, blah, blah, blah. Ha dto move here because re-engineeering good people out of jobs just to achieve some bottom-line target, caused me all sorts of problems. I've actually spent the last couple of days writing something to explain (in my own warped way) to my colleagues why simply achieving the project objective doesn't mean you've delivered a quality outcome or customer satisfaction.
The reality? The reality is I have no bloody idea what I really do. I seem to be a professional gap plugger, hole filler, cleaner up afterer, sounding board and for a couple of my friends here a mental and emotional saftey valve and general support person.
I remember a couple of years ago now rollling out of bed one morning and straight into the abyss and coming into to work and demanding that my boss explain we he continued to pay me for turning up! To his very great credit he didn't send for one of those nice white jackets with the wrap-around sleeves that buckle at the back. Mind you I think he's probably regretted it every day since :-)
Pretty much any job you can't think of the right person to give it to - give it to Damos. Boy bet you're glad I gave you the short answer =0)
> Goodie - I am not alone there then. Bummer for you, of course.No you're definitely not alone on that one kiddo - sadly. I don't let it bum me out, it's just the way I am simple and complex as that. Hey maybe we should start a club, we'd need a name of course. Hmmm, how 'bout The Club Where Nobody Comes? Or does that imply a group for people with a rather different problem?? (Apologies if the unintended rudeness offends)
> It would probaly reduce the chances of your wanting to meet 'special' people like me! He!Doubt it. Take people as I find them and lately I've found that just trusting my intuition and the universe has led to just the right people turning up at just the right time. If you've read the "Celestine Prophecy" by "James Redfield" you'll know what I mean. He calls it synchonicity. Being cynical by nature I was " yeah, yeah, sure, sure, good story guess it sells a lot of books." But now actually having seen it manifest - I can't not believe it. BTW I'm really glad I met you, but it probably signifies a major slippage in your standards though ;-)
> > She's the best mental health professional I've found
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> And probably twice as smartAt the very least. She is so knowing and is such a good listener. She's never judgemental (except when her dinner is late) and always knows how to ease your troubles
> Heh heh. Dog slobber... mmm.
Give me a slobbering dog over a slobbering person any day....
Be thankful I didn't send you all the dog hair :-) I saw a cushion cover the other day that said, "Any outfit with out dog hair is incomplete." :-)
> LOL! That cracked me up!
Glad you liked it! Can't take the credit for it though, just can't remember where I heard it.
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> I did have a hard time trying to work that one out. But if I tilt my head he is verrrry cute.Most unlike me!!!!!
Had to do the same thing the first time I saw him LOL.
> Oh no. Not sleeping in the lounge. People might walk in and watch you sleeping. Yuk.
LOL, that is exactly what was I was thing about. Ew Ick Brrh.
> I'll have a go at the first one when I get the chance to take up novels again... The very idea of a novel is somewhat novel.
I'm sure you'll love 'em. Bet a novel would be novel after mountains of papers, reseach, etc.
Love nothing better than to loose myself (whoever that is) in a good book or favorite CD. I could only describe my choice of books and CDs as a classic case of ecleccentricity.
Hope you have a great day
(((alexandra_k)))
Oh yeah and big sloppy dogs kiss from Sarah the spotted dog.
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